Hey rockers! Today I am gonna show you the heaven that shines through the foggy weather of Ankara. It is a place which is called "Shades" that has been operating by Süleyman Özyıldırım since at the beginning of 90's. The record store that is peciluar to itself is an oasis in Tunalı Street. When you step forward to Tunalı Passage it is not possible to neglect this gem which is the arsenal of old records that are invaluable to the people who love to listen songs on record player. This is a special place for us because the owner of that store has an outstanding knowledge about the music in many genres like rock n roll to classical music. He even knows all the subcategories of those genres which makes him a kind of expert.
When you start the conversation regarding any bands or musician with him he probably has a few or much more notion of those bands/artists. This is a circumtance that makes you comfortable while you are in there because as a human being we have a tendency to share mutual tastes to gratify ourselves. Mr. Özyıldırım and his store is important for the rockers of Ankara as late 80's and 90's are the most fruitful times for rock music because of the rock bands like Dr. Skull, Hazy Hill and Pilli Bebek. Those are the rock bands that were formed in Ankara to revive rock music. In that era Mr. Özyıldırım has helped them to reach the people who enjoy rock music and the people who were not familiar to this music to introduce them. As I understood from my meeting with him and the people who wrote about him and his place I can easily say that he is known for his kindness and hospitality towards to the people who come to the store. When you enter the store your coffee/tea is ready with his warm smile. If you want to buy any records for your record player or have any conversation regarding rock music and its genres this place is for you guys. Whether he does know you or not, he will treat you as a person that he knows you for years like old friends. He is talkative and approachable which makes you to buy at least one record. I have to confess that even I don't have record player I really wanted to buy record for his kindness and courtesy. For Information: 0 312 426 59 00 Adress: Tunalı Hilmi Street, 95/37, 06680 Çankaya/Ankara
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Hey rockers! Today I am gonna share my favorite rock albums that are top notch of the era of rock music. Since the invention of electric guitar, the music shaped itself forever because of the electric guitar's versatility towards the rock bands' different approaches to the music. From the invention of electric guitar the rock music has been mushroomed that is derived from its core of nature and then become unstoppable! The timeless rock records generally were created by crazy drummers, virtuoso bass players and flamboyant vocals that were peculiar to themselves in the scope of rock music era in 60's and 70's. I always thought that these years that I mentioned at the above are the golden times of rock music because there were lots of great rock bands which tried to become different to serve the people who love rock music. Every single time when I listen this era of rock bands I always realize that the rock bands that are belong to this era were just trying to make their music without the anxiety of earning lots of money. Though there were serious competitons between the rock bands in this era I will try to choose my favorite rock albums. Blue Öyster Cult - Agents Of Fortune |
AuthorYunus Emre Bayu is a student from Bilkent University. He is an all day long rock listener who also loves playing video games and eating good food around the town ArchivesCategories |